Takayuki Yamada
Takayuki Yamada (山田 孝之 Yamada Takayuki, born October 20, 1983) is a Japanese actor and singer. He has two elder sisters and one son. At age 15, he was discovered by talent agency Stardust and made his debut in his acting career in the TV drama Psychometrer Eiji 2 in 1999. One of his first big roles was starring as Matsumoto Sakutaro in Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu in the 2004 TBS series. In 2005, he made his name known with the movie Densha Otoko. His recent projects include Taiyou no Uta and the Japanese movie The Letter (Tegami) with co-star Erika Sawajiri. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takayuki Yamada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Cat Returns
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Crows Zero
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Dragon Head
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MW
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Ushijima the Loan Shark
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Unfair: the answer
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Jenifa
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Brothers in Brothel
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50 First Kisses
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Bungo: Stories of Desire
as uncreditedOmnibus film "Bungo Sasayakana Yokubo" features 6 different short stories set under 2 different...
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Arakawa Under the Bridge
as HoshiRiku, the heir to a corporate conglomerate, is determined to go through life never owing...
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Say Hello for Me
as Satoshi Toyama"Say Hello for Me" is a love story and talks about three people's childhood friendship and their...
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I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow
as Shuichi Ichinosawa41-year-old Shizuo Daikoku (Shinichi Tsutsumi) suddenly quits his job at a company to become a...
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The Imaginary
as Jinzan (voice)Meet Rudger, the boy created by the imagination of a girl who lost love. They spend precious...
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The Letters
as Naotaka TakeshimaHow have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki....
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Hard-Core
as Ukon GondoThe life story of a treasure hunter who lives in the countryside of Gunma in Japan. He is pure...
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Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3
as Kaoru UshijimaSawamura, a contract part-timer dragged into a multi-million yen internet business, and Kamo, an...
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252: Signal of Life
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Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2
as Kaoru ushijimaUshijima runs Kaukau Fiance, a black market lending agency which scourges its clients with...
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Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto
as Akira AbeThe story is about a group of university students who inevitably gets involved in playing a game...
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Someone
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Step
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DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
as Batman (voice)Joker has come to Japan to steal the Eagle Talon Society's secret weapons in his continued...
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Prison Break
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The Samurai That Night
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Chasing My Girl
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CINEMA FIGHTERS
as ToruSix stories based on six songs, the first project of Cinema Fighters.
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The Seaside Motel
as Yosuke AsakuraThe Seaside Motel is trapped in the mountains, without even enough water to serve their guests...
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Takayuki Yamada in 3D
as HimselfInterview with Yamada Takayuki about his life, career and interests.
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Six Singing Girls
as Uwajima RyoTwo men with opposite personalities, Kayashima and Uwajima, accidentally wander into a beautiful...
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Inside Zokki
as uncredited"ZOKKI" is a unique film directed by Naoto Takenaka, Takayuki Yamada, and Takumi Saitoh. It is a...
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Looking for a True Fiancée
as Teruhiko KatayamaA three-timing 29 year-old man loses part of his memory after taking a nasty fall at a skating...
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Parallel World
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Vengeance Can Wait
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Ten
as TakashiTakashi runs a barbershop in a country town. Tomoe was Takashi's girlfriend back in his high...
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The Day I Realized I’m in Love
as Ippei MiyataNagisa (Minami Sara), a sophomore in college, doesn't have a lover.
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TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」
as HimselfTAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」
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Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan
as uncreditedWorld War II comes to an end. Tokyo is a destroyed place, without law, driven by hunger and...
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House of Ninjas
as Yosuke TsujiokaYears after retiring from their formidable ninja lives, a dysfunctional family must return to...
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The Naked Director
as Toru MuranishiFollows the rise of Tooru Muranishi, one of Japan's most notorious directors of adult video. ...
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Churasan
as Kohagura KeitatsuThe 64th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Churasan, a story of a young woman, Kohagura Eri, who was...
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What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
as Hattori HanzoThe drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1,...
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The Brave 'Yoshihiko'
as YoshihikoThe story is set in an ancient time, when the whole country was covered in thick forests. A...
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The History of Our Family
as Tatsuya NakadaiWagaya no Rekishi is a Japanese three-part television mini-series, shown on Fuji TV from April...
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Nobunaga Concerto
as Denjiro TaharaSaburo is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day,...
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From Today, It's My Turn!!
as uncreditedTwo transfer students, Takashi Mitsuhashi and Shinji Itō, tired of their boring normal life and...
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BOSS
as Tajima ShingoOsawa Eriko is a beautiful career woman who has just returned from training in the U.S. and is...
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H2: The Days with You
as Kunimi HiroDrama series based on manga H2 by Adachi Mitsuru about two rival high school baseball games. The...
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Into the White Night
as Ryoji KiriharaWhat happens with two children commit two different muders in order to protect each other? Does...
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The Could've-Gone-All-the-Way Committee
as Oashisu / OasisPeople bring their stories of missed lust connections to an objective panel of experts who then...
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Lunch Queen
as Ushijima MinoruLunch no Joō is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2002. It stars Yuko...
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What's So Wrong With "Azatoi"?
as GuestRyota Yamasato, Minami Tanaka, and Ayaka Hironaka The three too-dangerous men and women talk...
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A Song to the Sun
as Fujishiro KojiAmane Kaoru lives a night life, not because she wishes so, but because she is infected with the...
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Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
as Matsumoto Sakutaro"I thought I might be using a lifetime's happiness in a moment. I was that happy and she was...
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Water Boys
as Kankuro ShindoWater Boys is a Japanese television drama series aired in Japan on Fuji Television in 2003....
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Arakawa Under the Bridge
as HoshiKou Ichinomiya has always lived according to the creed of his wealthy, successful family: never...
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Ushijima the Loan Shark
as Kaoru UshijimaKaoru Ushijima's Kaukau Finance is the lender of last resort for many of the poorest people in...
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Sayoko is Back
as Shū SekineNishihama Junior High School is haunted by the legend of Sayoko. Every three years a student is...
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Long Love Letter
as Takamatsu ShoIt's January 7, just after the New Year begins. Make up classes are being held for students that...
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Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure
as Hayate (voice)Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, Kiiroitori, and Kaoru are off on an adventure to the theme park, but...
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I Wanna Fall in Love
as Aoshima WataruA story that examines the relationships and bonds that seven random people share with one...
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Fire Boys
as Asahina Daigo (18)A young boy is saved by firemen in a fire. His name is Daigo Asahina. Now he's a grown-up and...
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Replay & Destroy
as Kaname YokoyamaFunny stories about freeter Kaname Yokoyama, who dreams of becoming a movie director, and his...
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dele
as Keiji SakagamiFreelance programmer Sakagami is paralyzed in the lower half of his body and confined to a...
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Rilakkuma and Kaoru
as Hayate (voice)Kaoru's unexpected new roommate is Rilakkuma, a bear with a zipper on its back that spends each...
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Yomawari Neko
as Heizō Endō (voice)Heizo Endo, a “night-walking cat” who calls out to those who cry in the night town. The cat...
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Onmyouji☆Abenoseimei ～Outo Ayakashi Kitan～
as uncreditedDepicts a confrontation between sourcerer Abenoseimei and some out to destroy the capital.
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Yamada Takayuki in Akabane, Kita, Tokyo
as himselfMockumentary drama series is about popular actor Takayuki Yamada, who follows the events from...
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A Century on Film
as 語りTwenty years after the first broadcast, all 11 "image century" images that impressed many people...
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Mitsuhide no Sumaho
as Akechi MitsuhideIn the 16th century, during The Sengoku Period, Akechi Mitsushide uses a smartphone to meet...
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山田孝之のカンヌ映画祭
as selfTakayuki Yamada tried to make a film which will make him proud of himself across his career.
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